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I'm not sure people are willing to totally skip privacy.

One interesting data point is a snapchat. It enables private picture sharing and it's pretty popular.

Another private messaging app talks about protecting the privacy and safety of your children, I can see the app becoming popular.

Maybe by building this kinds of networks we can offer more private channels. But not sure this can lead to anti government encryption because :

A. People are interested in protection from terrorism.

B. There are plenty of ways for government to subvert this kind of apps, especially since they are owned by commercial entities.

And maybe that's a good thing, in a world where terrorists will probably have increasing technological capabilities to cause damage.



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